Chester Firm Removes Tires In Mahoning

A Chester County tire pyrolysis firm has obeyed the order of the Mahoning Township supervisors to remove between 12,000 and 15,000 tires that were dumped in the former Conrail Packerton Yards.

On Feb. 20 the township supervisors ordered Energy Conversion Corp., Chadds Ford, to remove the tires within 30 days. The company planned to establish a tire pyrolysis plant at the site.

Township Police Chief David Eberts said the company removed all the tires on Monday.

Supervisor David Pollock, who also serves as the township fire chief, said at the February supervisors' meeting the firm did not secure a permit from the zoning officer before dumping the tires at the site.

The land on which the tires were dumped is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zaprazny of New Ringgold R.1, who believed the company had received permission to dump the tires at the site.